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Magnetoplastic Effect in Nonmagnetic Materials:\\ Experimental Studies and Computer Simulations

V.I. Alshits^1,2, R.K. Kotowski^1,3, P. Tronczyk¹

1 Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology, Warsaw, Poland
2 Institute of Crystallography, Rus. Acad. Sci., Moscow, Russia
3 Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Pol. Acad. Sci., Warsaw, Poland

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2008, 6(4), 207-214. https://doi.org/10.3970/icces.2008.006.207

Abstract

The magnetoplastic effect manifests itself in a transformation of the structure of the impurity pinning centers in crystals exposed to an external magnetic field which modifies their mechanical properties. As a result, an ordinary nonmagnetic crystal becomes a smart material whose physical properties may be controlled by means of the external magnetic treatment. The basic features of this phenomenon and its established physical mechanisms are discussed. A series of results of experimental studies and computer simulations of the magnetoplastic effect are presented.

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